Question
Biology Question on human health and disease
The disease caused by Trypanosoma gambiense is
A
Sleeping sickness
B
Kala-azar
C
Diptheria
D
Dysentery
Answer
Sleeping sickness
Explanation
Solution
It causes sleeping sickness and is also known as African trypanosomiasis. It is transmitted to humans through the bite of tsetse flies that are found in sub-saharan Africa. Some of the common symptoms of sleeping sickness are sleep wake cycle disturbance, neurological disturbance and can cause death or coma. The diagnosis of the disease can be done by examining the blood samples under the microscope in order to detect the parasite.